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To the Editor, It goes without saying that there is a great deal of division in America today. Many of us lament those divisions, and we worry about the damages wrought by the often-bitter conflicts inherent in this divisiveness that seems to permeate our society. Why is our country so divided? I would submit that […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Democrats in the Mississippi Legislature are offering their own budget proposal that they say would pump more money into education. Sen. Hob Bryan of Amory and Rep. Cecil Brown of Jackson released the plan on behalf of their colleagues Thursday. It came two days after the Republican-led Joint Legislative Budget Committee […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Democrats say they’ll keep trying to give all Mississippi government employees at least a $1,000 pay raise in the coming year, even after several attempts were blocked Wednesday in the Republican-majority House. Appropriations Committee Chairman Herb Frierson, R-Poplarville, said Democrats were playing “raw politics” by forcing several roll-call votes that required […]
JACKSON – (AP) The Republican-led Mississippi House voted 59-55 Wednesday to pass a bill limiting the powers of the Democratic attorney general. Proponents say agency heads need to be able to hire outside lawyers without Attorney General Jim Hood’s approval when they have conflicts with Hood. The bill would also require all outside legal contracts […]